Lexus GS vs Volvo S60
The GS costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 a year less in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United States
- $1,896 (better)
- $1,959
- New Zealand
- $2,455 (better)
- $2,535
- Australia
- $2,034 (better)
- $2,101
- United Kingdom
- £1,491 (better)
- £1,540
Official figures
- Uses
- 31 mpg (better)
- 30 mpg
- Also
- 7.6 L/100km (better)
- 7.8 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 540 miles (better)
- 476 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 442 L
- Length
- 4,880 mm
- 4,761 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,700 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 233 kW (better)
- 184 kW
- Torque
- 378 Nm (better)
- 350 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 7
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
GS or S60?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus GS or the Volvo S60?
The Lexus GS: about $60 a year less in the US than the Volvo S60 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus GS or the Volvo S60?
The Lexus GS, at 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Volvo S60's 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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